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Luigi Lost in Telinc’s World

Luigi lost in Telinc’s World (also abbreviated as LLITW) was my first serious attempt at a Super Mario World ROM hack. Before starting it, I had already made 3 other hacks (Super Mario World: Telinc1 Edition, The mysterious cave, and World of Illusion) and I wanted my fourth one to be good (I remember having intentions of it becoming featured and well-known). Unfortunately, I didn't go very far and I went on a hiatus due to boredom.

After a semi-long break from Super Mario World ROM hacking, I came back to Luigi lost in Telinc’s World, which was called Mario lost in Telinc’s World at the time. I started polishing it a little and continued it, still thinking I could make it amazing. The protagonist was also switched to Luigi. The first demo was rejected from SMW Central several times before finally being allowed in the section.

At one point, a forum user called thenextdoor contacted me asking how I did the variable-width font dialogues in the hack. After some discussion, we decided to make the hack itself a collaboration. He made the entire overworld for it and also a couple of levels that really stand out when compared to mine.

In retrospect, Luigi Lost in Telinc’s World is a rather bad hack with no sensible progression, story, or level design. Its final version was rightfully rejected on SMW Central and I have no intention on trying to fix everything. If I did, the end result would be a wholly different game.

For those who are brave enough to stomach this hack, the final release is still archived in my SMW Central file bin.

Gallery

The player is climbing up a vine in Albatoss Island 1, the hack's first level, with a fake HDMA gradient in the background.The player is reading a message which explains what Telinc Coins, the hack's replacement for Dragon Coins, are.The player is looking at a badly upscaled giant springboard in an underground level called Barrel Volcano.The player is going through Wendy's Fortress, the first fortress in the game.The player is fighting Wendy.The player is jumping between vines in a level called Platforming Madness.The player is preparing to hop on a cloud in a level called Blue Path 3.The player is avoiding a Swooper Death Bat Ceiling in the underground portion of Blue Path 3.The player is fighting the Big Boo Boss in Blue Path 3.The player is jumping around in a level called Sunny Isle.The player is traversing through the Cave of Wonder, a level noticeably better than all of the game's other levels.The player is exploring the Sunshine Ruins.The player is running from a self-destructing ship in space in a level called The Ship.